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Dazzling   /dˈæzəlɪŋ/  /dˈæzlɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Dazzle  v. t.  (past & past part. dazzled; pres. part. dazzling)  
1.
To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. "Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright." "An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine."
2.
To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies."



Dazzle  v. i.  
1.
To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. "Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design."
2.
To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. "An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle." "I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise."






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"Dazzling" Quotes from Famous Books



... the whole lush, healthy expanse. And it was green. Green. Not just here and there, but over every inch of soft, undulating surface; a pale applegreen where the blades waved to expose its underparts and a rich, dazzling emerald on top. Even the runners, sinuously encroaching upon the sidewalk, were ...
— Greener Than You Think • Ward Moore

... many misgivings, Montfort, in an eclectic costume, selected from his whole wardrobe, at a late hour, ventured to emerge from his humble domicile, and present himself at the rosewood portal of his aristocratic neighbor. He soon found himself in the dazzling drawing room, bewildered by the lights, and the splendor of the decoration and the furniture. Mr. Greville saw his embarrassment, and hastened to dispel it. He shook him warmly by the hand, and presented him to his lady and daughter, and then to a crowd of guests. A distinguished artist ...
— The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales • Francis A. Durivage

... your future and the emblem of your future—a splendid meteor, soaring up from the earth to the sky, filling space with light and glory! Dazzling a million of eyes, then dropping down, down, down into darkness and nothingness! ...
— For Woman's Love • Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

... condition. After the fine colours have been doffed, music finished, applause ceased, curtain dropped, and scene ended, he has been a black, swarthy, idle, thieving, lying, blackguard of a Gipsy still. Applause, fine colours, and dazzling lights have not altered his nature. Bad he is, and bad he will remain, unless we follow out the advice of the good old book, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he ...
— Gipsy Life - being an account of our Gipsies and their children • George Smith

... Maiden paused, musing what this might mean. But long time passed not, ere that brighter cloud 430 Returned more bright; along the plain it swept; And soon from forth its bursting sides emerged A dazzling form, broad-bosomed, bold of eye, And wild her hair, save where with laurels bound. Not more majestic stood the healing God,[146:1] 435 When from his bow the arrow sped that slew Huge Python. Shriek'd Ambition's ...
— The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Vol I and II • Samuel Taylor Coleridge


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